Don't Be Afraid, Chongzhen, I'm Just Building Up My Own Army

The man standing before you is...

Grand Preceptor, Senior Grand Master of the Court, Left Pillar of State, Left Censor-in-Chief, Commander of military affairs and provisions across Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Henan, Huguang, and the southern capital region, entrusted with authority over the capital and nine provinces, coordinating military affairs and overseeing the three coastal defenses, Governor-General of Jiliao, Li An.

What?

You say I wield too much power?

Zhang Juzheng was a civil official, yet he was granted the military honor of Grand Preceptor. Why can't I be made Grand Preceptor too?

I often wonder: if I hadn't been around during the Ming Dynasty, how many would have called themselves kings, and how many emperors?

But all that lies many years in the future.

For now, Li An is just trying to figure out how to survive...